Canadian Rocky Mountains
By Mike on November 23, 2009, 12:52 pm
In the fall of 1883, three Canadian Pacific Railway construction workers stumbled across a cave containing hot springs on the eastern slopes of Alberta’s Rocky Mountains. From that humble beginning was born Banff National Park, Canada’s first national park and the world’s third. Spanning 6,641 square kilometres (2,564 square miles) of valleys, mountains, glaciers, forests, meadows and rivers, Banff National Park is one of the world’s premier destination spots.
The national parks Banff, Jasper, Kootenay and Yoho, as well as the Mount Robson, Mount Assiniboine and Hamber provincial parks, studded with mountain peaks, glaciers, lakes, waterfalls, canyons and limestone caves, form a striking mountain landscape. The Burgess Shale fossil site, well known for its fossil remains of soft-bodied marine animals, is also found there.
Officially designated by UNESCO as “World Heritage Site”, this site is to be safeguarded for the future as a testimony to its enduring past.
This 28 minutes documentary is part of the tv-series WONDERS of WILDERNESS and is available on DVD or VHS (Dutch or English version) at WWW.FAUNAFILM.NL
Visit WWW.STOCKSHOT.NL for highres version or broadcast video footage. More national parks available!
Duration : 0:0:31
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Aw, look at that …
Aw, look at that prairie dog at the end.
great video
great video
one of the most …
one of the most beautiful places on earth… im so lucky to live in them…
this video would be …
this video would be even better without the writing across the screen.
you are i live like …
you are i live like 5-10 hours away i’m from ontario
srry i meant to …
srry i meant to rate your comment +1
ohh…you are so …
ohh…you are so awsome i love that comment very touching
Absolutely love …
Absolutely love this place ! went yo visit family in lethbridge 2 years ago and we went fishing in the rockies best experience of my life so far…
I’m so lucky that I …
I’m so lucky that I live 20 minutes away from Banff…
Amazing
Amazing
This is God’s …
Too bad it’s so short. There are very few – if any, places left like this on the planet. Keep it safe, keep it wild, and keep it pristine forever!
This is God’s Country
J.
This is untouched …
This is untouched nature…Love it…DREAM